
This media release highlights the success of Indigenous-led conservation by West Moberly and Saulteau First Nations in northern British Columbia, where collaborative efforts have nearly tripled the Klinse-Za mountain caribou population from 38 in 2013 to 114 in 2022. This recovery combines short-term strategies like predator reduction and maternity penning with long-term habitat protection, demonstrating a powerful partnership between Indigenous knowledge and western science. The work, supported by organizations such as Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y), underscores the importance of government support for Indigenous leadership in conservation, emphasizing that a holistic approach can help recover other species at risk across Canada.
Image: A female caribou exits the maternity pen in the late summer heading into mountains now protected in the recent agreement. (Image credit: David Moskowitz, for Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative).